Conservation

Public Lands Are For All Americans
January 22, 2016 — Birds and people depend on our shared spaces.
The Surprising Place Marbled Murrelets Nest—And How It Could Doom Them
January 19, 2016 — An age-old fight between conservationists and loggers pins this seabird in the middle.
News
When Your Day Job Is Counting Eagles (and Other Awesome Birds of Prey)
January 14, 2016 — There’s nothing glamorous about the life of a field tech—and for some, that’s the appeal.
Ornitho-logic
Want to Save the Spotted Owl? Stop Trying So Hard
January 11, 2016 — New research shows that the California Spotted Owl may actually benefit from the forest fires the land managers have spent years avoiding.
Birds in the News
Sitting Ducks: Why Millions of Arctic Seabirds Are in Danger
December 31, 2015 — Oil spills, climate change, fishing, shipping routes—threats facing Arctic seabirds are vast, and hard to track.
Conservation
How to Protect Birds at the End of the Earth
December 31, 2015 — ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Alaska's executive director talks to us about the wonders of migration, and how to make the Arctic safer for birds.
From ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Magazine
What One Magnificent Predator Can Show Us About the Arctic's Future
December 31, 2015 — Scientists are scaling the cliffs of Alaska's Seward Peninsula to stop the mighty Gyrfalcon from losing more ground to climate change.
Climate-Threatened Birds
Nature Can't Exist Without Suffering—And We Can't Change That
December 16, 2015 — Just because we want to limit wild animals’ pain doesn’t mean it's a good idea to intervene.
Birds in the News
How One City Banned Fossil Fuels (Sort Of)
December 09, 2015 — Portland, Oregon, is leading the fight against climate change, one small city law at a time.
³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Climate Heroes
How to Protect the Birds That Fly the Farthest
December 04, 2015 — A new study in Science shows that almost all migratory birds are threatened somewhere along their ranges.
Birds in the News